The enduring popularity and constantly evolving format of radio means that the spoken word is now speaking to more people than ever. Monocle 24 is happy to be part of the conversation, says Andrew Tuck.

If you listen carefully you will hear the sound of change. Don’t worry I am not getting all “guru” on you. The change I am talking about is a real thing. And a Monocle 24 thing.

Will Hodgkinson – rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’ – swings by Midori House to chat to Robert Bound about the latest releases from artists such as queen of pop Madonna, Canadian electro-duo Purity Ring and Arthur, a…

We look into the use – and misuse – of that much-thrown around word “curator”; can a shop window be curated like a fine-art gallery can be? We speak to art experts, writers and delve in to the murky world of PR to try and…

Gallerist and critic Ossian Ward walks Robert Bound through art highlights in New York and London including a lesson in cultural history at the Hayward Gallery, a look at this year's Armory Show and Wael Shawky's puppet…

On Midori House this week we’ve enjoyed everything from Icelandic pop to Portuguese surrealism and the very real threat of drone warfare – in literary form, of course – along the way. Listen back to the week’s best bits and…

There is a weight of passion, wit, intellect and fun to be found on Italy’s screens, in its speakers and in its print. Monocle delves into the quirks of the country’s news and entertainment, and finds the best of its lea…

This week Midori House’s culture vultures have been enjoying everything from a quiet revolution in Russian society to Louise Bourgeois’s major art retrospective in Stockholm and pin-sharp political satire in London.

To outsiders, Japan’s language – much like the nation as a whole – is multilayered, rich and, at first, a little baffling. To help, Monocle’s Robert Bound leads us through some of the more flavourful expressions.

The new issue of Monocle hits newsstands today and its theme is Japan. There was one Japanese quality that we were unable to squeeze into the pages of our March number, however. The Japanese language is a tricky beast for…

The supposedly global phenomenon that is Fifty Shades of Grey has been a slow burn in Japan. Monocle’s Fiona Wilson is wondering why it has failed to whip up the crowds.

While the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey was busy destroying the competition at cinemas around the world, in Japan people were watching Big Hero 6, Disney’s film about an oversized inflatable robot and the top film…

The facts and fiction surrounding the UK’s most notorious monarch Henry VIII continue to hold the attention of the UK media. Monocle’s Tom Edwards wonders what’s so enduringly current about the 16th-century tyrant.

Though it might be old news to some, this week the press in London has been losing its head again over yet more stories about the Tudors. Yesterday it was the news that a celebrated portrait of Anne Boleyn – second wife of…

We meet the editors and designers responsible for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Oscar nominations, in Toronto we see a play that's been an unlikely hit, and hear from a centre in Portland hoping to boost the city’s arts scene…